Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Millertown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Millertown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Millertown is located in Columbia County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Millertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millertown:
- Columbia County (The home county of Millertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millertown, with the one closest to Millertown listed first.
- Mordansville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Orangeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Welliversville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Paper Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Eyers Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Lightstreet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Buckhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bloomsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fernville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Espy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Almedia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millertown, with the one closest to Millertown listed first.
- Tresckow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millertown, with the one closest to Millertown listed first.
- New Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- East Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Register
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Mountain Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Clarks View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Waterton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Beach Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Fairmount Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Harveyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Huntington Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millertown, with the one closest to Millertown listed first.
- Unityville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lairdsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Lungerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montgomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Montoursville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Faxon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millertown, with the one closest to Millertown listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Mooresburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millertown, with the one closest to Millertown listed first.
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Rushtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Elysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Reed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Turbotville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Kulpmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Natalie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Snydertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Mount Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millertown, with the one closest to Millertown listed first.
- Ferndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Nuremberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ringtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Krebs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Oneida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Raven Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Fountain Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Brandonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Girardville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millertown, with the one closest to Millertown listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Selinsgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millertown, with the one closest to Millertown listed first.
- Beech Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Long Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Eagles Mere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Laporte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Bernice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Hillsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millertown, with the one closest to Millertown listed first.
- New Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Allenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millertown, see our County-by-County Page for Millertown.
Cemeteries Near Millertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millertown.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Millertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millertown, with the one closest to Millertown listed first.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ikelers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomsburg.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641294 <3>
- Rosemont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located in Espy.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45602 <3>
- Hidlay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Creveling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creveling Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Creveling Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<4> the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Almedia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967765 <3>
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lemon Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Greenwood.
- The Lemon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Christian Church Cemetery
- Greenwood Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977796 <3>
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elan Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Millertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millertown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millertown, with the one closest to Millertown listed first.
- Mordansville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Paper Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Orangeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Welliversville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Buckhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Lightstreet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Eyers Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Bloomsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Espy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rupert
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Almedia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jerseytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Sereno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sereno is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millertown.
Newspapers Published in Millertown ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millertown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millertown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Millertown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Millertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |